| Field | Name | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 01-02 | Country Code | IOC country code |
| 03 | Obs. Type | Observation type - Set to "2" |
| 04-11 | Cruise No. | Cruise number |
| 12-64 | Comment | Platform name, Institution name, Scientist and others - in plain language |
| 65-69 | Ref. No. | Reference identity number |
| 70-73 | Consec. No. | Consecutive observation number |
| 74-75 | Card No. | Set to "01" |
| 76-77 | Card Type | Set to "00" |
| 78-80 | Deck No. | Set to "082" |
| Field | Name | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 01-02 | Country Code | IOC country code |
| 03 | Obs. Type | Observation type - Set to "2" |
| 04-10 | Call Sign | Ship's call sign |
| 11-12 | Platform | Type of platform |
| 13-15 | Institution | Institution code, Japanese code is here |
| 16 | Quadrant | Quadrant of globe |
| 17-20 | Latitude | Degrees and minutes |
| 21-25 | Longitude | Degrees and minutes |
| 26-31 | Date | Date of observation(DDMMYY) DD : Day , MM : Month , YY : Last 2 digits of the year |
| 32-35 | Time | Time of observation in GMT(HHMM) HH : Hours , MM : Minutes |
| 36-37 | Wind Dir. | Wind direction in tens of degrees, 00 : Calm |
| 38-39 | Wind Speed | Wind speed in Beaufort scale |
| 40-41 | Wave Period | Wave period in seconds |
| 42-43 | Wave Height | see code table |
| 44 | Sea State | Sea state in WMO code 3700 |
| 45-47 | Air Temp. | Air temperature in deg-C to tenths. To indicate negative temperatures, add 50.0 to the value of the temperature measured and drop the negative sign. |
| 48-50 | SST | Sea surface temperature in deg-C to tenths. To indicate negative temperatures, add 50.0 to the value of the temperature measured and drop the negative sign. |
| 51-64 | Filler | Blank |
| 65-69 | Ref. No. | Reference identity number |
| 70-73 | Consec. No. | Consecutive observation number |
| 74-75 | Card No. | Set to "02" |
| 76-77 | Card Type | Set to "01" |
| 78-80 | Deck No. | Set to "082" |
* deg-C : degree Celsius
| Field | Name | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 01-02 | Country Code | IOC country code |
| 03 | Obs. Type | Observation type - Set to "2" |
| 04-07 | Sample No. | Sample number |
| 08-10 | Mesh Size | per Mesh size code (M. Code) |
| 11-13 | Net | Width of net in cm |
| 14-15 | Distance | Distance over which the net was towed in nautical miles to tenths |
| 16-22 | Weight | per Weight code (W. Code) |
| 23-28 | Concentration | per Concentration code (C. Code) |
| 29-34 | Station No. | Originator's station number |
| 35-61 | Comment | Comments |
| 62 | M. Code | Mesh size code (for Field 8 - 10) 0 : Mesh No./inch 1 : 0.01 mm 2 : 0.001 mm |
| 63 | W. Code | Weight code (fot Field 16 - 22) 0 : g 1 : mg |
| 64 | C. Code | Concentration code (for Field 23 - 28) 0 : mg/m2 1 : 0.001 mg/m2 |
| 65-69 | Ref. No. | Reference identity number |
| 70-73 | Consec. No. | Consecutive observation number |
| 74-75 | Card No. | Set to "03" |
| 76-77 | Card Type | Set to "02" |
| 78-80 | Deck No. | Set to "082" |